The Lena Baker Story

The Lena Baker Story

Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story is a 2008 film adaptation of the book by Lela Bond Phillips that chronicles the life and death of Lena Baker. It was written for the screen and directed by Ralph Wilcox. It was the sold out opening night premiere film for the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival. The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2008. The film chronicles of the life of Lena Baker, a young maid and mother of three who was the only woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, Ernest Knight, an abusive drunk who forced her...
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Release date:April 10, 2008
Directed by:Ralph Wilcox
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:100 Minutes

Cast of The Lena Baker Story

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Born:October 10, 1941
Age:70
Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker
Born:April 6, 1955
Age:57
Tichina Arnold
Tichina Arnold
Lena Baker
Born:June 28, 1969
Age:42
Beverly Todd
Beverly Todd
Born:July 11, 1946
Age:65
Ron Prather
Ron Prather
Randy McDowell
Randy McDowell
Born:July 2, 1977
Age:34

Film director of The Lena Baker Story

Ralph Wilcox
Ralph Wilcox
Born: January 30, 1950
Age: 62

Ralph Wilcox is an African American actor born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin who has appeared in movies and television shows dating back to the 70's. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the Emerald Cove segments of The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in seaQuest 2032 and...
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